Ding Hao (left) lost to South Korea's main player Shin Zhenzhen 9 dan. Courtesy of the Chinese Weiqi Association.
Beijing News (Chief Reporter Sun Haiguang) On February 22, the 13th game of the 25th Nongshim Cup World Go Team Championship ended in Shanghai. Ding Hao, the vice president of the Chinese team, lost to the South Korean team's main player Shin Zhenzhen Jiudan. In this year's Nongshim Cup, Shen Zhenzhen has won four Chinese chess players in a row. Tomorrow afternoon, this year's Nongshim Cup will usher in the ultimate showdown between China and South Korea, and the Chinese team's main player Gu Zihao Jiudan will play to attack.
After the end of the second phase of this Nongshim Cup, Japan and South Korea each have only one main player left, and the Chinese team still has Zhao Chenyu, Ke Jie, Ding Hao and Gu Zihao. Before the game, Chang Hao, chairman of the Chinese Go Association, said that the Chinese team has a certain advantage in numbers, but Shen Zhenzhen's strength cannot be underestimated.
In the next two sets, Shen Zhenzhen defeated Zhao Chenyu and Ke Jie one after another, and continued to put pressure on the Chinese team. This afternoon, Ding Hao, the vice general of the Chinese team, came out to attack. After guessing first, Shen Zhenzhen took the lead in black. In the prologue stage, Ding Haojian went sideways, trying to disrupt Shen Zhenzhen's rhythm through changes. In the 32nd move, Ding Hao played a slow move, and then was blocked by black, and white fell into a bitter battle, and the winning rate also dropped to below 20%. After that, Shen Zhenzhen did not give Ding Hao any chance, and after 50 hands, the winning rate rose to 90%, firmly controlling the situation. played to the 189th hand, Ding Hao stopped the bell and conceded defeat.
After defeating Ding Hao, Shin Jinzhen won 15 consecutive victories in the Nongshim Cup across the season, and also broke the 14-game winning streak set by his predecessor Lee Chang-ho from 2000 to 2005. So far, Shen Zhenzhen has single-handedly defeated four Chinese chess players in a row, forcing out the Chinese team leader Gu Zihao. In the final of the first Lanke Cup last year, Gu Zihao reversed Shen Zhenzhen 2-1 and won the second world championship in his career.
Tomorrow afternoon's Nongshim Cup showdown will also usher in a showdown between Chinese and South Korean generals Gu Zihao and Shin Zhenzhen. In the past three Nongshim Cups, Shin Zhenzhen has completed the finish three times.
Edited by Wu Dongni.
Proofreading by Li Lijun.